Wesley Hill

When I was four years old, I would (so I’m told) stand the ottoman in the living room on its end so that it could serve as a pulpit. I would place my mother’s hardback copy of The Living Bible on . . . . Continue Reading »8Jun2015

When I moved to England to start a Masters degree in theology, I knew I wanted to study St. Paul’s letter to the Romans. Like many of my counterparts in the Reformed theological orbit, I was . . . . Continue Reading »8Apr2015

In Gethsemane, the Lord prayed the prayer he had earlier taught his disciples to pray. This provides the fullest interpretation of what it means for the will of heaven to be done on earth. Continue Reading »2Apr2015

Doctrines like divine simplicity and impassibility are often accused of being metaphysical assumptions brought to, rather than derived from, the Bible. But the giving of the divine Name as portrayed . . . . Continue Reading »19Jan2015

Almost three decades ago, theologian Ronald Goetz spoke of the rise of a “new orthodoxy” in Christian thought. He was referring to twentieth-century theology’s enthrallment with the . . . . Continue Reading »15Jan2015

Every December since my college days a few friends and I have started an email thread to swap stories of our reading experiences over the course of that year. We follow a typical top-ten format, . . . . Continue Reading »9Dec2014

At an academic conference not too long ago, I delivered a paper on St. Paul’s view of marriage and celibacy. In my paper, I took Paul’s side, extolling his vision of marriage and celibacy . . . . Continue Reading »6Nov2014

If there’s one theological commitment that unites both sides of the same-sex marriage debate, it’s semi-Pelagianism. Taking its name from the fourth-century monk Pelagius, . . . . Continue Reading »25Sep2014